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Hi all, I'm the newbie who is working on a type set from another post - http://goccf.com/t/342767Got a few now in these slabs, all of them "Details" of some sort. Is there any reason to keep them in the slabs, isn't that just kinda like a stamp of failure? Also are there different degrees of how much failure .. like "Cleaned" seems not as bad as "Plugged" .. that kind of thing. Finally why on earth would anyone send a worn out 1857 Half Dime to get graded in the first place, it must cost more than the whole coin is worth. Thanks again! |
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Pillar of the Community
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Imho, if you are working on a 7070 or similar Type Set Album why not free them and give them a new home. If you're working on a modified type set of your own design then do whatever best accommodates your collection.
Check out my counterstamped Lincoln Cent collection: http://goccf.com/t/303507 |
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Pillar of the Community
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You'll find different opinions about breaking out of slabs or not. I collect old copper and break them out but others would disagree.
One reason for getting details coins slabbed is to verify that they are genuine.
Member ANA and EAC "You got to lose to know how to win". Dream On by Aerosmith |
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One reason for getting details coins slabbed is to verify that they are genuine. That is true, but I am guessing that no one would try to counterfeit a coin like my .5D that is worth maybe 10 bucks. Then again I'd think no one would ever send one in to get slabbed, so what do I know  Yea, w/ these that are very far from top condition, I think I'm gonna set them loose! |
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Imho, if you are working on a 7070 or similar Type Set Album why not free them and give them a new home. If you're working on a modified type set of your own design then do whatever best accommodates your collection. I agree. |
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Bedrock of the Community
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From the pictures you posted the 1857 Half Dime wouldn't make a difference. The 1798 large cent you would be losing a lot of value cracking that out if you decided to try and sell that online or too a dealer without having it regraded Edited by basebal21
04/02/2019 4:31 pm
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Quote:From the pictures you posted the 1857 Half Dime wouldn't make a difference. The 1798 large cent you would be losing a lot of value cracking that out if you decided to try and sell that online or too a dealer without having it regraded That sounds like good advice - the little 1/2 D is free, and the big 1/2 P stays in jail for his own protection :)  |
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Bedrock of the Community
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 I'm not a fan of slabbed coins so my opinion is to break out all coins. |
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That sounds like good advice - the little 1/2 D is free, and the big 1/2 P stays in jail for his own protection :) Well done.  |
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I cannot sell coins in details holders, but when I break them out, even with the problem fully described, they sell.
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I cannot sell coins in details holders, but when I break them out, even with the problem fully described, they sell. I wouldn't have thought that'd be the case. Does it make the problem seem less real perhaps? |
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Yeah when I shop (all ebay) I tend to avoid slabbed coins - 1) I figure they aren't gonna be bargains, and 2) if they aren't in Details slabs, maybe they "might" be non-details! Of course if you disclose this w/ unslabbed coins, you are a more honest seller than most I like your footer - I have no use for albums or rules (thus I dislike the 7070, wow what a random bunch of requirements & restrictions), my coins are of the theme "bags of doubloons"! |
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I wouldn't have thought that'd be the case. Does it make the problem seem less real perhaps? The TPG opinion has value, love it or not. A good opinion encourages the market pay more than it would for a raw coin, a bad opinion has the reverse effect. |
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Does it make the problem seem less real perhaps? Short answer yes especially for minor problems. Some people may not believe it with a minor problem and think everyone else is wrong and they're getting a great deal etc. A lot depends on the problem, questionable color or a light scratch in a non focal point the slab saying it is a downer for a lot of people. A polished or massive scratch slab or not it will have the stigma |
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Bedrock of the Community
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For plugging a hole in an album, I see no problem cracking out a details coin. Better that than putting a high MS grade coin in it then sliding the window across the surface of the coin leaving hairlines.
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Posted 04/02/2019 09:52 am
